WORCESTER skipper Scott Shepherd and his team have their sights on the title ahead of a Worcestershire League Division One derby at Worcester Nomads on Saturday (1pm).

They are just 22 points behind leaders Stourport in second spot after winning four games in a row.

Relegated Nomads have slipped to eighth after suffering four consecutive defeats.

Shepherd said: "It's a big game with the teams on opposite runs.

"We don't want to let them off the hook and need to keep our run going to keep up the pressure on Stourport at the top.

"The whole team is on a high. Everyone is chipping in and it has been a real team effort.

"Being a new side, it took a couple of weeks to gel but we've found our feet and are definitely challenging for the title. We want to win the league."

Worcester should field an unchanged side from last weekend's win at Cookley who had asked them to bat first.

The city visitors totalled 289-6 with Bryn Evans smashing 96, Muhammad Raja 69 and Faisal Khalid 44.

Cookley were bowled out for 169 as Shepherd took 5-49 and Luke Deeprose 3-11 from nine overs.

SATURDAY'S FIXTURES

Birmingham League Premier Division: Barnt Green v Smethwick; Knowle & Dorridge v Ombersley.

Division One: Barnards Green v Halesowen; Brockhampton v Wellington; Bromsgrove v Oswestry; Kidderminster v Tamworth.

Division Two: Astwood Bank v Wombourne; Pershore v C&R Hawks.

Division Three: Old Elizabethans v Whitchurch; Redditch v Newport.

Second XI Premier Division: Kenilworth Wardens v Brockhampton.

Division One: Halesowen v Barnt Green; Ombersley v Pershore; Penkridge v Bromsgrove; Wombourne v Astwood Bank.

Division Two South: Stourbridge v Kidderminster; Streetly v Old Elizabethans; Sutton Coldfield v Redditch.

Worcestershire League Division One: Bewdley v Cookley; Colwall v Chaddesley Corbett; Evesham v Burghill, Tillington & Weobley; Pedmore v Hagley; Stourport v Feckenham; Worcester Nomads v Worcester.

Division Two: Bartestree & Lugwardine v Old Vigornians; Belbroughton v Himbleton; Bredon v Kempsey; Bromyard v Enville; Droitwich v Coombs Wood; Wormelow v Oldswinford & Stour Social.

Division Three: Alvechurch & Hopwood v Martley; Avoncroft v Rushwick; Eastnor v Bromsgrove 3rds; Lye v Five Ways Old Edwardians; Malvern v Hanley Castle & Upton; Netherton v Harborne 3rds.

Division Four: Astwood Bank 3rds v Kidderminster 3rds; Claverley v Tenbury; Halesowen 3rds v Himley 3rds; Hallow Taverners v West Malvern; Romsley & Hunnington v Alveley; Stourbridge 3rds v Stourport 3rds.